episode 188 | Nov 14, 2023 | 53min

Ethicality in Coaching

In this conversation with coaching psychologist Wendy-Ann Smith we explore common ethical issues that arise in the coaching container, the foundations of ethical practice, personal development and integrity, and navigating ethics and AI.
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In this podcast we talk about:

04:30 Ethicality and coaching
08:30 Ethical dilemmas in coaching
14:00 Exploring our promises to clients
18:00 Ethical practice begins with ourselves
21:30 Influencing wellbeing through modeling
27:00 Walking our ethical talk
31:00 The commitment to ongoing personal development
35:00 Reframing ethics as a spectrum
40:30 Navigating ethics and AI
45:30 Exploring ethics in practice
50:20 The Coaching Ethics Forum

Resources Mentioned:
Positive Provocation, by Robert Biswas-Diener
The Ethical Coaches’ Handbook, by Wendy-Ann Smith

About the Guest

Wendy-Ann Smith headshot

Wendy-Ann Smith

Wendy-Ann Smith, is a coaching psychologist, co-founder of the Coaching Ethics Forum and Visiting Fellow, Centre for Positive Psychology, Buckinghamshire New University, UK. Wendy-Ann runs virtual groups for coaches who wish to nourish themselves and their coaching. Wendy-Ann regularly coaches a small number of one-to-one clients. She designs and delivers lectures, trainings and workshops internationally in a variety of settings, including universities. Her two recent books are Positive Psychology Coaching in the Workplace (2021) and The Ethical Coaches' Handbook (2023).

WEBSITE
https://coachingethicsforum.com

About the Host

Joel Monk

Joel Monk is a leadership coach, educator and entrepreneur. He co-founded Coaches Rising, a company on the cutting edge of online coach training with a community of over 65,000 coaches. Coaches Rising programs regularly include participants from every continent on the planet and they have collaborated with some of the leading minds in the field of human development and coaching. Joel is also a leadership coach, coaching at companies such as THNK, Booking.com, Siemens and Naspers. Joel has designed and led several entrepreneurial and leadership development programs, at places such as Socionext, THNK and The Impact Hub Amsterdam.

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